Grand Central: The Open Sesame Bagel Tour

Overview

Treat yourself to a sesame bagel and an inside peak at the inner workings and secret treasures of one of the world’s top attractions, Grand Central Terminal in New York City. A triumph of architecture and transportation for its era, Grand Central has been renowned as a premier destination for more than 100 years. These days, the terminal is also a destination for deliciousness exhibited at an exceptional range of top food establishments.

City: New York City

Tue 01 Apr

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What's Included

Local guide

Continental breakfast

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum age is 10 years old

What To Expect

Grand Central Terminal

A triumph of architecture and transportation for its era, Grand Central has been renowned as a premier destination for more than 100 years. Trains such as the 20th Century Limited set the highest standard of luxury travel for its time. Granted landmark status in 1976, Grand Central remains one of New York’s great tourist destinations with many stories to tell. These days, the terminal is also a destination for deliciousness exhibited at an exceptional range of top food establishments. A special variety of these yummy delights can be experienced at Grand Central Market and at several eateries on the lower level dining concourse. Begin the tour with everyone receiving a hot fresh bagel, the iconic symbol of New York! We then explore the terminal beginning with the main concourse, move on to the Vanderbilt Waiting Room, and go outside and look at the famous facade of the terminal. Visit the famous Campbell Apartment (even very few New Yorkers know it exists!) and on to such sites as the Kissing Room and Whispering Gallery.

Campbell Apartment

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Grand Central Market

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (21)

Gabe P

Apr 2015

I'm an NYC local and took Ben's Grand Central tour. Ben gives an intelligent, descriptive and thoughtful tour of Grand Central and the city at large. While walking through the halls of the impressive Grand Central Terminal, hedetails the city's history over the past few hundred years and how it has evolved and changed through time to become the New York we see today. Ben gives an excellent tour for locals or tourists a like and I got to enjoy a delicious bagel in the process! Thanks Ben!

3boy

Apr 2015

My family and I are just back from an amazing Ben's Bagel Tour that explored the Grand Central Terminal and a few local connecting stops like Campbell's Apartment (once an apartment now a bar/restaurant). A life-long resident of metropolitan NYC, Ben is a master story teller who wove world and local history, politics, finance, architecture and technology to explain why and what we were viewing. Did you know that GCT had a Whispering Room with a Roman inspired domed ceiling that allows people to whisper to one another though separated by 50 feet? And as you are being transported back into time, Ben serves up bagels from around the world while providing their historical origin and ends the tour at one of NYC's finest bagel establishments, Essa Bagels, where you get a behind the scene tour of bagel making. Ben's Bagel Tour has changed my relationship to the city forever. Thank-you Ben!!

mauratheexplorer

Mar 2015

Ben lead a fun and informative tour of Grand Central Terminal, iconic landmarks on Park Avenue, and a behind the scenes look and tasting at Ess A Bagel. As a native New Yorker, I learned facts about Grand Central that I never knew--Ben is a wealth of information and his enthusiasm for NYC is contagious. Before the grand finale at Ess A Bagel, he also introduced us to tastes of some untraditional bagels that we ate along the way. Take this tour for a fun and delicious experience.